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Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms

Author : Martin Albrecht
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642028330
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms written by Martin Albrecht and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated supply chain planning is well understood by theory and widely applied in practice – however, only with respect to intra-organisational supply chains. In inter-organisational supply chains, an additional, yet unresolved problem arises: due to confidentiality reasons, decentralized parties keep their local data private, which prevents an integrated planning. Local planning procedures such as upstream planning, which are usually applied then, result in suboptimal solutions for the supply chain as a whole. In this work, new mechanisms for inter-organizational, collaborative supply chain planning are presented. These mechanisms are able to identify the systemwide optimum for several classes of supply chain planning problems. They can be applied by two or more self-interested parties and do not require a trusted third party. Extensive computational tests for randomly generated and real-word data suggest a favorable performance of these mechanisms.

Supply Chain Coordination under Uncertainty

Author : Tsan-Ming Choi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642192572
Total Pages : 651 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (421 download)

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Book Synopsis Supply Chain Coordination under Uncertainty by : Tsan-Ming Choi

Download or read book Supply Chain Coordination under Uncertainty written by Tsan-Ming Choi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-08-14 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Channel coordination is a core subject of supply chain management. Over the past decade, much research effort has been devoted to exploring the detailed mechanisms for achieving supply chain coordination under uncertainty, generating many fruitful analytical and empirical results. Despite the abundance of research results, there is an absence of a comprehensive reference source that provides state-of-the-art findings on both theoretical and applied research on the subject. In addition, with the advance of knowledge and technologies, many new topics on supply chain coordination under uncertainty have appeared in recent years. This handbook extensively examines supply chain coordination challenges with a focal point on discovering innovative measures that can help tackle the existing and emerging challenges. The book is organized into five parts, which include chapters on innovative analytical models for coordination, channel power and bargaining, technological advancements and applications, empirical analysis, cases studies and review. This handbook provides new empirical and analytical results with precious insights, which will not only help supply chain agents to understand more about the latest measures for supply chain coordination under uncertainty, but also help practitioners and researchers to know how to improve supply chain performance based on innovative methods.

Coordination Mechanisms in Supply Chain by Contracts

Author : Yahya Pezeshki
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (138 download)

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Download or read book Coordination Mechanisms in Supply Chain by Contracts written by Yahya Pezeshki and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In decentralized Supply Chains, each member decides based on his own interests. Conflict of interests results in suboptimal decisions and poor performance for entire supply chains, as well seriously harms credibly information sharing across them. In this thesis, coordination of decisions in supply chains in the context of Capacity Procurement problem are studied in different situations in form of three models. In first model, a dyadic supply chain with stochastic demand and exogenous price is investigated by taking various costs into account. PARD and RCRS contracts are designed and proposed in order for coordination of decisions respectively in full and partial information updating situations. It is mathematically shown that coordination is achieved by using each contract in its corresponding situation. In second model, endogenous price is assumed. That is, demand is modeled as sum of a decreasing linear function of price and a stochastic parameter. The model is first examined in a dyadic structure, and RSRP contract is proposed for coordinating of price, production time and production rate decisions. It is proved that coordination is achieved by RSRP contract in the dyadic structure. The application of RSRP contract is then extended to be employed in a divergent supply chain with multiple retailers, and shown that the supply chain performs considerably better than the same supply chain with a wholesale contract. In third model, a divergent supply chain comprising a supplier and multiple retailers is studied where retailers face stochastic and price-dependent demand. Since main decision makers in supply chain interactions are human, paying attention to human decision making process and their biases from theoretical predictions are important in designing coordination mechanisms. One of the non-pecuniary factors which cause deviations in human-decisions is Trust. In this model, the retailers have more accurate demand forecast information due to their proximity to market. In order to secure availability of products during the selling season, the retailers have incentives to inflate their private forecast information. A coordination mechanism is proposed, which consists of an optimization model, a scoring system and a rewarding-punishing system, in order to coordinate the supply chain. Using simulation approach, performance of the mechanism is then compared to those of two other mechanisms, namely Without Trust an Asymmetric mechanism. According to the results, employing the mechanism in situations with any demand variability is advised. More accurately, in situations with high demand variability, the mechanism achieves a proper profit improvement and moderate capability for identifying deceptive agents, while in situations with low demand variability, the mechanism shows insignificant profit improvement and considerable ability in identifying deceptive agents.

Stability Issues in Supply Chain Networks

Author : Omkar Palsule-Desai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Stability Issues in Supply Chain Networks written by Omkar Palsule-Desai and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With supply chains evolving into complex networks of diverse and independent economic entities, supply chain coordination has emerged as a key management capability for improving overall performance of the network. For long term sustainability, it is important that such networks remain stable with little incentive for players to sever their linkages, especially in supply chains with participative constraints on their members. While topic of coordination has received vast attention from both academia and practitioners, the issues related to network stability have not been addressed adequately. In order to bridge this gap in the literature, we focus on a two tier supply chain network competing with independent producers. The network involves a marketing agent that coordinates activities among the network producers via a price and pro t sharing based coordination mechanism.We develop a (noncooperative) game theoretic model and analyze the impact of the coordination mechanism on stability of the network. In particular, we focus on three factors: cost parameters, number of producers vis- a-vis level of competition, and profit sharing. We derive response functions for the players involved and show that optimal decisions by coordination leads to Nash equilibrium for the supply chain. In addition, we develop structural results to characterize stability of the network. Our results show, that while profit sharing parameter of the coordination mechanism has no impact on network surplus, it has implications for network stability. These results bring out relationship between the factors of interest and provide insights for determining the decision parameters of the coordination mechanism.

Inventory Management and Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms

Author : Mikhail M. Sher
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Inventory Management and Supply Chain Coordination Mechanisms written by Mikhail M. Sher and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation is on inventory management and supply chain coordination mechanisms within an economic order quantity framework. Specifically, this research focuses on modeling optimal order policies and coordination mechanisms for a supply chain involving items which experience probabilistic failure during storage. These items are common types of manufactured items which, nonetheless, require specialized order policy considerations due to their unique characteristics. We first develop the solution for the buyer’s problem through the use of an economic order quantity (EOQ) model incorporating item failure. We then proceed to model the manufacturer’s problem through the use of an economic production quantity (EPQ) model. Finally, we consider mechanisms to promote mutually-beneficial cooperation between the supplier and n buyers in service of coordinating the entire supply chain. While prior research has focused on items which can be repaired or sold at a discount upon failure, such models are inappropriate for systems where repair costs exceed or are equivalent to item costs and imperfect items are unacceptable. Examples of industries featuring these inventory conditions include the medical, defense, and electronics industries where defective items are largely useless. First, our EOQ model considers a buyer-supplier relationship featuring delivery and stocking of items which experience probabilistic failure in storage. Thereafter, our EPQ model considers in-house production of such items. Collectively, our EOQ and EPQ models provide methods for developing optimal order policies necessary to achieve practicable supply chain coordination. In order to validate the necessity of the developed models, we include an empirical analysis of item reliability for some common mechanical components used in the defense industry, thereby identifying items which fail in the manner modeled in this dissertation. Having considered optimal order policies for both buyers and suppliers, we next develop an optimal solution for a coordinated supply chain. The proposed solution allows the manufacturer to coordinate a supply chain consisting of n buyers in order to achieve a common replenishment time. Through this optimization framework, we minimize total system-wide costs and derive the cost savings associated with our coordinated solution. Numerical examples are then used to demonstrate the magnitude of cost savings achievable through our coordination framework. We conclude by proposing several mechanisms for leveraging the resulting cost savings to induce mutually-beneficial cooperation between the supplier and multiple buyers. Given the lack of buyer-supplier cooperation noted in empirical research related to supply chain coordination, our identification of specific mechanisms useful for inducing mutually-beneficial cooperation between buyers and suppliers represents an important practical contribution to the supply chain coordination literature. These models are accompanied by a thorough overview and discussion of economic order quantity theory, optimal order policies, and supply chain coordination mechanisms.

Coordination Mechanisms in Supply Chain

Author : Virginia Garcia Matheu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Coordination Mechanisms in Supply Chain written by Virginia Garcia Matheu and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis attempts to analyze coordination mechanisms between producers and suppliers in a supply chain. Since the entities in a supply chain work usually independently each from the other, it is of crucial importance to develop coordination mechanisms so that they can set their objectives together and coordinate their activities to optimize the global system performance. In the first part, some recent optimization models of coordination will be studied and discussed, like capacitated planning models for producers, lot-sizing models for suppliers and the ideal model with cooperation and sharing information from both parties. The second part will consist in extending some of these coordination models to include some additional furthers. For example, some models will be extended to the case where more competing suppliers and producers are involved. Then, a numerical investigation will also be undertaken to compare the different types of anticipation of the producer and their effects, compared to an ideal situation which performs a complete integration of the supplier into the producers model, a situation that is really difficult to apply in the real world. Moreover, the same investigation through the extended models would be undertaken to test and validate these new models. There will be a comparison between three types of models, concerning the effect of incrementing the number of suppliers, the number of producers and the number of both of them. Finally, it will be deduced that the best model for the producer would be having a reactive anticipation of the supplier's model, that is create a closer coordination which will benefit not only the producer but also the supplier. Although it is difficult to implement compared with the other two models and the information about the supplier is difficult to find, it would have a really good improvement on the final cost nearly as good as the ideal model. Related to the multiple parties, it has been concluded that in general terms the best model is the one with an individual producer and supplier. But looking more in detail there are some improvements in the total cost when the producer is divided by smaller producers, having less productivity each one. In that case, and depending on the features of the supplier, it may be some improvements on the total cost of the supply chain.

Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications

Author : Wang, John
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1609601378
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications written by Wang, John and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our rapidly changing world has forced business practitioners, in corporation with academic researchers, to respond quickly and develop effective solution methodologies and techniques to handle new challenges in supply chain systems. Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications presents readers with a rich collection of ideas from researchers who are bridging the gap between the latest in information technology and supply chain management. This book includes theoretical, analytical, and empirical research, comprehensive reviews of relevant research, and case studies of effective applications in the field of SCM. The use of new technologies, methods, and techniques are emphasized by those who have worked with supply chain management across the world for those in the field of information systems.

Coordination Mechanisms for Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Pharmaceutical Industry

Author : Dua Weraikat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Coordination Mechanisms for Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Pharmaceutical Industry written by Dua Weraikat and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the human environmental problems resulting from industrial manufacturing activities have affected pharmaceutical supply chain management. Governments have imposed legislations and policies on producers to tackle the medications recovery process. Besides, customers social pressure plays a major role in determining corporate sustainable strategies and performance measures. Creative and proactive approaches are therefore necessary to reduce the introduction of pharmaceutical wastes to the environment and to improve the sustainability of the value chain. In this dissertation, we propose different coordination mechanisms for sustainable pharmaceutical value chains inspired by traditional supply chains coordination mechanisms. For this purpose, a real case study for a generic pharmaceutical company, Generic PharmaX, is considered. We first focus on the reverse supply chain activities in order to reduce medication leftovers at customer sites. We develop a negotiation-based mechanism by the aid of a linear mathematical model to reflect the relationship between the supply chain entities. Results show that up to 28% more products could be collected if companies coordinate their operations efficiently. Moreover, the proposed coordination approaches leads to a win-win situation for the reverse supply chain entities, where each effort is rewarded. Next, we explore the role of providing incentives to customers in order to facilitate leftover returns and improve the sustainability for the pharmaceutical reverse supply chain. Coordination model is therefore presented between the producer and third-party logistics companies, responsible for collecting unwanted medications from customer zones. A technique is also proposed to share the expected saving between the supply chain entities. The experimental results indicate that introducing incentives to customers could decrease the amount of leftovers from 18% up to 6.5%. Furthermore, having a proper coordination with 3PL companies, in addition to customer incentives, could guarantee a full medication recovery. Finally, we focus on the inventory control management activities of the value chain. The effect of implementing a Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI) system on minimizing the quantity of expired medications at customer zones is investigated. Results reveal that implementing the VMI system could improve the sustainability of the supply chain. More precisely, the amount of expired medications could reach zero against the current 18% expiration rate of shipped items. Some insights to guide the supply chain entities through the VMI implementation are also provided.

Supply Chain Performance

Author : Valérie Botta-Genoulaz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118616804
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book Supply Chain Performance written by Valérie Botta-Genoulaz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the opportunities for, and the effects and benefits of, collaborative working practices and their impact on supply chain performance. The book is organized into three main parts; first part focuses on modeling the supply chain using conceptual frameworks to describe the relationship between collaboration and performance. The second part examines the issues around information systems alignment, and ensuring the management and coordination of interactions with suppliers and customers. The final part of the book focuses on the various different formalized approaches (including simulation, game theory, experimental economics, Petri nets and object-oriented design techniques) that may be taken to analyze the impact of any given collaboration process, coordination mechanism, or decision-making behavior on supply chain performance.

Surviving Supply Chain Integration

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309173418
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Surviving Supply Chain Integration written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-03-23 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The managed flow of goods and information from raw material to final sale also known as a "supply chain" affects everythingâ€"from the U.S. gross domestic product to where you can buy your jeans. The nature of a company's supply chain has a significant effect on its success or failureâ€"as in the success of Dell Computer's make-to-order system and the failure of General Motor's vertical integration during the 1998 United Auto Workers strike. Supply Chain Integration looks at this crucial component of business at a time when product design, manufacture, and delivery are changing radically and globally. This book explores the benefits of continuously improving the relationship between the firm, its suppliers, and its customers to ensure the highest added value. This book identifies the state-of-the-art developments that contribute to the success of vertical tiers of suppliers and relates these developments to the capabilities that small and medium-sized manufacturers must have to be viable participants in this system. Strategies for attaining these capabilities through manufacturing extension centers and other technical assistance providers at the national, state, and local level are suggested. This book identifies action steps for small and medium-sized manufacturersâ€"the "seed corn" of business start-up and developmentâ€"to improve supply chain management. The book examines supply chain models from consultant firms, universities, manufacturers, and associations. Topics include the roles of suppliers and other supply chain participants, the rise of outsourcing, the importance of information management, the natural tension between buyer and seller, sources of assistance to small and medium-sized firms, and a host of other issues. Supply Chain Integration will be of interest to industry policymakers, economists, researchers, business leaders, and forward-thinking executives.

An Investigation of Impacts of Advanced Coordination Mechanisms on Supply Chain Performance

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book An Investigation of Impacts of Advanced Coordination Mechanisms on Supply Chain Performance written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigates the impacts of four advanced coordination mechanisms on supply chain performance under different operational and environmental conditions. Compared with the traditional supply chain system, consignment, two variants of vendor managed inventory (VMI I, VMI II) systems, and collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) are considered to be advanced coordination mechanisms. They have been advocated in the past due to the efficiency that they may bring through joint decision making and information sharing, which may ultimately result in improved supply chain performance. Analytical modeling based on cost minimization and profit maximization problems is first applied to make the direct comparison of coordination mechanisms with the traditional system. In order to conduct additional sophisticated analyses, this study applies simulation modeling based on time-phased operations, as in materials requirements planning (MRP) systems. A two-stage supply chain system, with a single buyer and a supplier, is considered and it incorporates multiple steps of operations including forecasting, replenishment, inventory management, production, and transportation. The simulation models consider six operational and environmental factors: coordination mechanism, information sharing, demand pattern, lead time, production capacity, and cost structure. The performance of each supply chain system is evaluated in terms of service levels, bullwhip effect, and profits of the buyer, the supplier, and the whole supply chain. The outcomes of simulation runs are statistically analyzed by comprehensively using multi-variate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The simulation results generally support the widely held view that more advanced coordination mechanisms have greater supply chain profit than less advanced ones. On the other hand, advanced coordination mechanisms like CPFR do not necessarily improve customer service level and bullwhip effect. VMI I was found to result in good performance in terms of supplier's service level (fill rate) and bullwhip effect. Information sharing does not only increase the supply chain profit, but also is required for the coordination mechanisms to achieve improved performance. Further properties of coordination mechanisms are analyzed and discussed.

Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management

Author : Sridhar Tayur
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461549493
Total Pages : 851 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management written by Sridhar Tayur and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 851 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantitative models and computer-based tools are essential for making decisions in today's business environment. These tools are of particular importance in the rapidly growing area of supply chain management. This volume is a unified effort to provide a systematic summary of the large variety of new issues being considered, the new set of models being developed, the new techniques for analysis, and the computational methods that have become available recently. The volume's objective is to provide a self-contained, sophisticated research summary - a snapshot at this point of time - in the area of Quantitative Models for Supply Chain Management. While there are some multi-disciplinary aspects of supply chain management not covered here, the Editors and their contributors have captured many important developments in this rapidly expanding field. The 26 chapters can be divided into six categories. Basic Concepts and Technical Material (Chapters 1-6). The chapters in this category focus on introducing basic concepts, providing mathematical background and validating algorithmic tools to solve operational problems in supply chains. Supply Contracts (Chapters 7-10). In this category, the primary focus is on design and evaluation of supply contracts between independent agents in the supply chain. Value of Information (Chapters 11-13). The chapters in this category explicitly model the effect of information on decision-making and on supply chain performance. Managing Product Variety (Chapters 16-19). The chapters in this category analyze the effects of product variety and the different strategies to manage it. International Operations (Chapters 20-22). The three chapters in this category provide an overview of research in the emerging area of International Operations. Conceptual Issues and New Challenges (Chapters 23-27). These chapters outline a variety of frameworks that can be explored and used in future research efforts. This volume can serve as a graduate text, as a reference for researchers and as a guide for further development of this field.

Next Generation Supply Chains

Author : Rosanna Fornasiero
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030635058
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Next Generation Supply Chains written by Rosanna Fornasiero and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-31 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book explores supply chains strategies to help companies face challenges such as societal emergency, digitalization, climate changes and scarcity of resources. The book identifies industrial scenarios for the next decade based on the analysis of trends at social, economic, environmental technological and political level, and examines how they may impact on supply chain processes and how to design next generation supply chains to answer these challenges. By mapping enabling technologies for supply chain innovation, the book proposes a roadmap for the full implementation of the supply chain strategies based on the integration of production and logistics processes. Case studies from process industry, discrete manufacturing, distribution and logistics, as well as ICT providers are provided, and policy recommendations are put forward to support companies in this transformative process.

Coordination Mechanisms and Equilibrium Performance in Supply Chains with Retailer Competition

Author : Fernando Bernstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (479 download)

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Download or read book Coordination Mechanisms and Equilibrium Performance in Supply Chains with Retailer Competition written by Fernando Bernstein and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Third Party Support and Risk Costs in Supply Chain Coordination

Author : Kurt A. Masten
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (957 download)

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Download or read book Third Party Support and Risk Costs in Supply Chain Coordination written by Kurt A. Masten and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is broadly accepted that supply chain members which can jointly optimize their decisions, using techniques such as joint economic lot-sizing (JELS), will always produce equal or superior total profits than those supply chains which do not cooperate. In addition to increased profits, cooperation offers other established benefits. The majority of research has explored the use of coordination mechanisms (e.g. quantity discounts) to improve on purely competitive (arms-length) arrangements in supply chain purchase contracts. Though the use of these mechanisms can potentially improve profits, they often fail to offer any substantive guidance in implementing the proposed solution. Further, the JELS solution proposals often presuppose a spontaneous and effective coordination effort led by one or both supply chain parties. However, research has shown that very little meaningful cooperation occurs in practice. This thesis proposes and explores the novel use of an expert third party to assist in coordination and cooperation efforts of a contract-based dyadic (supplier-buyer) relationship. It is shown that coordination using a third party can, not only ensure optimal profits for the entire supply chain, but also provide significant contributions to the extant body of knowledge. These benefits include consideration of intangible factors such as neutral arbitration and protection of confidential information. An updated cost model accounts for many costs not typically considered in lot-sizing problems, including the introduction of the seller's costs of commitment and contract costs. Numerical studies via simulation are performed to add insight into the implications of the updated model. Sensitivity and algebraic analyses are included for selected scenarios.

Supply Chain Management

Author : Mikihisa Nakano
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811384797
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Supply Chain Management written by Mikihisa Nakano and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains supply chain management (SCM) using the strategy–structure–process–performance (SSPP) framework. Utilizing this well-known framework of contingency theory in the areas of strategic management and organizational design, SCM is firmly positioned among management theories. The author specifically proposes a theoretical foundation of SCM that will be relevant to such areas as operations management, logistics management, purchasing management, and marketing. Both the static and dynamic sides of SCM are reported. On the static side, supply chain strategies are divided into three patterns: efficiency-oriented, responsiveness-oriented, and the hybrid efficiency- and responsiveness-oriented pattern. For each strategy, suitable internal and external supply chain structures and processes are proposed. On the dynamic side, the big issue is to overcome performance trade-offs. Based on theories of organizational change, process change, and dynamic capabilities, the book presents a model of supply chain process change. On structure, the focus is on the role of an SCM steering department. Illustrative cases are included from such diverse industries as automobiles (Toyota and Nissan ), personal computers (Fujitsu), office equipment (Ricoh), air-conditioning (Daikin), tobacco (Japan Tobacco), chemicals and cosmetics (Kao), and casual fashion (Fast Retailing and Inditex).The strategy and organization of SCM is systematically presented on the basis of the SSPP framework. In particular, the relationships among three management elements—strategy, structure, and process—can be identified in an SCM context. From many of the cases contained in this volume, there emerges an understanding of how to analyze the success and failure factors of SCM using the SSPP framework. In addition, the reader sees not only the static side SCM such as process operation but also its dynamic side such as process innovation and process improvement.

Game Theoretic Analysis for Supply Chain Coordination

Author : Mingzhou Jin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Game Theoretic Analysis for Supply Chain Coordination written by Mingzhou Jin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We examine supply chain coordination mechanisms that attempt to improve supply channel efficiency. We focus our attention on game theoretic models that could generate insights of significant practical importance. The dissertation is a collection of three research papers. The first paper focuses on supply chain contracting in electronic marketplaces. The current supply chain literature considers the one-supplier, one-buyer system as the basic building block. In emerging electronic market transactions, situations often arise where it is more appropriate to model the system as multiple suppliers and one buyer. Moreover, it is necessary to consider the role of electronic intermediaries who implement the coordination mechanisms. While auction often serves as a price-determination mechanism in this environment, we show that it could also serve as coordination mechanisms in the supply chain. The second paper addresses supplier coalition in an auction market. We propose a profit distribution scheme that allows suppliers to form coalitions with one another for the purpose of enhancing profitability. We identify basic requirements for a valid coalition mechanism including characteristics such as individual rationality, society welfare compatibility, maintaining competition, and financial balancedness. We verify that the proposed profit distribution mechanism satisfies all validity requirements and will increase the market efficiency as a whole. The third paper examines supply chain capacity coordination via reservation contracts. We consider various capacity reservation contracts in a high-tech device market. We show that various reservation contracts can be implemented by the manufacturer to share the risk of capacity expansion with their main customers. We show that these contracts not only improve the profitability of the manufacturer, they also improve the customer's profitability, and the system's overall performance. We consider both one-manufacturer, one-customer systems, and multiple-customer cases.